Impact Science

Modern electronic devices are capable of producing high-quality images, but the process of acquiring and processing images is complex. Sometimes, disruptions in signals that produce images lead to “noise,” which causes the images to be blurry or of poor quality. ...

The human brain consists of several intricate networks or “circuits.” One such complex circuit, called the “reward circuit,” is involved in reward-associated learning, a process in which nerve cell activity changes in response to a “reward” stimulus (something that the ...

Our use of battery-operated devices and appliances has been increasing steadily, bringing with it the need for safe, efficient, and high-performing power sources. To this end, a type of electrical energy storage device called the supercapacitor has recently begun to ...

The electronic revolution has made it possible to produce microchips or semiconductors that can map large computer structures for high-throughput computing. Transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs) are a group of compounds that are suitable for use in such chips owing to ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating condition that involves uncontrollable, obsessive thoughts. Apart from medication, exposure and response prevention (ERP) is a form of behaviour therapy used to treat OCD, where the patient is exposed to certain stimuli and ...

In the world of materials science, many have heard of crystals, highly ordered structures in which atoms are arranged in a tight and periodic manner (in which the atomic arrangement is repeated). But, not many people know about quasicrystals, which ...

Light is versatile in nature. In other words, it shows different characteristics when traveling through different types of materials. This property has been explored in various technologies, but the way in which light interacts with materials needs to be manipulated ...

The cells in our body are workshops that continuously operate to produce and process substances to keep us going. When a substance enters a cell for processing, it is surrounded by a portion of the cell’s outer membrane to form ...

The wireless Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of devices in which each device can directly send information to another over wireless channels of communication, without human intervention. With the number of IoT devices increasing every day, the amount ...

A layer of lipids covers our skin, and with its help our skin retains moisture and remains healthy. In the lipid layer, a compound called ceramide forms a “lamellar gel” with cholesterol, fatty acids, and water. Lamellar gels are mixtures ...